Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 1137 | 1788 | 3241 | 4728 | 4778 | 4117 | 6049 | 5570 | 4614 | 3710 | 4242 | 2217 | 2376 | 1968 | 1931 | 488 | 430 | 632 | 678 | 710 | 647 | 633 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.77m | 8:30PM1.71m | 9:03AM1.71m | 9:26PM1.64m | 10:00AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM0.23m | 2:22PM0.31m | 2:46AM0.31m | 3:16PM0.40m | 3:38AM0.38m | 4:11PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 168 | 125 | 94 | 72 | 52 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 4614 | 3710 | 2923 | 2217 | 1682 | 1439 | 1167 | 488 | 430 | 632 | 678 | 710 | 647 | 633 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 93 | 195 | 260 | 252 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 85 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 485 | 1137 | 1788 | 3241 | 4728 | 4778 | 4117 | 6049 | 5570 | — | — | 4242 | — | 2376 | 1968 | 1931 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 47 | 216 | 241 | 216 | 44 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
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